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Page 166
As I have observed , it was the dreamy nature of the name that first beguiled me ,
in the holiday rovings of boyhood , into this sequestered region . I shunned ,
however , the populous parts of the Hollow , and sought its retired haunts , far in
the ...
As I have observed , it was the dreamy nature of the name that first beguiled me ,
in the holiday rovings of boyhood , into this sequestered region . I shunned ,
however , the populous parts of the Hollow , and sought its retired haunts , far in
the ...
Page 196
Robin was one of those philosophers of nature ' s forming , who feel that perfect
happiness is not to be expected upon earth , and who therefore school
themselves to bear with patience , to look back with resignation , and forward in
hope .
Robin was one of those philosophers of nature ' s forming , who feel that perfect
happiness is not to be expected upon earth , and who therefore school
themselves to bear with patience , to look back with resignation , and forward in
hope .
Page 263
... system being to rest satisfied with the distinctive die of nature , and to enforce
obedience from the blacks ; the other is sacrilegiously to break down the law , “
Whereto we see in all things nature tends , " and “ amalgamate " the two species .
... system being to rest satisfied with the distinctive die of nature , and to enforce
obedience from the blacks ; the other is sacrilegiously to break down the law , “
Whereto we see in all things nature tends , " and “ amalgamate " the two species .
Page 381
In admiring the sol . dier - like array of a regiment on parade or manœuvring in
the field , we feel that we are looking upon men , and men upon whom the
frailties of mortal nature will never draw down the chastisement of dogs . Among
the ...
In admiring the sol . dier - like array of a regiment on parade or manœuvring in
the field , we feel that we are looking upon men , and men upon whom the
frailties of mortal nature will never draw down the chastisement of dogs . Among
the ...
Page 518
Donne says “ Self - homicide is called a sin against a particular law of nature -
self - preservation . But a distinction is to be made between a general law of
nature , for the good of a whole species , or for the particular preservation of
every ...
Donne says “ Self - homicide is called a sin against a particular law of nature -
self - preservation . But a distinction is to be made between a general law of
nature , for the good of a whole species , or for the particular preservation of
every ...
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Page 87 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with fear and sorrow ; To have thy Prince's grace, yet want her peers...
Page 480 - He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear.
Page 272 - Knowledge before — a discovery that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in our philosophy.
Page 135 - Close to those walls where Folly holds her throne, And laughs to think Monroe would take her down, Where o'er the gates, by his famed father's hand Great Gibber's brazen, brainless brothers stand ; One cell there is, conceal'd from vulgar eye, The cave of Poverty and Poetry. Keen hollow winds howl thro' the bleak recess, Emblem of music caus'd by emptiness.
Page 480 - I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My...
Page 609 - And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him : and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand ; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Page 618 - Rialto shoot along, By night and day, all paces, swift or slow, And round the theatres, a sable throng, They wait in their dusk livery of woe ; But not to them do...
Page 86 - Enchanting vale ! beyond whate'er the Muse Has of Achaia or Hesperia sung! O vale of bliss ! O softly-swelling hills ! On which the Power of Cultivation lies, And joys to see the wonders of his toil.
Page 81 - Remembrance oft shall haunt the shore When Thames in summer wreaths is drest, And oft suspend the dashing oar, To bid his gentle spirit rest!
Page 127 - Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death : but he shall be surely put to death.
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| Title | Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 6 |
| Editors | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith |
| Publisher | Richard Bentley, 1839 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2007 |
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